Civil War Review

How did people feel about the war when it first began?

• they thought it was a cause worth dying for

• they thought it would be entertainment

• they thought it would give them international attention

• they thought it would last forever

What role did most young boys play in the Union Army?

• a nurse

• a water carrier

• a flag holder

• a drummer or bugler

Who was President during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

What was a common problem among the soldiers?

• rabies

• malaria

• homesickness

• leishmaniasis

Why was it decided that both sides needed to wear uniforms?

• they had trouble with spies

• neither side knew who their own troops were

• young boys were sneaking onto the battlefield to fight

• they did not fee dignified out of uniform

Why did the northerners want southerners to pay a tax on goods bought from Europe?

• after the American Revolution, the northerners did not want to deal with Europe in any way

• they wanted the southern Economy to fail

• everything purchased from Europe meant less money for the northern states

• they wanted to end slavery

Who surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865?

• Robert E. Lee and the Union Army

• Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army

• William T. Sherman and the Union Army

• William T. Sherman and the Confederate Army

How did President Lincoln attempt to end the war in 1863?

• delivering the Gettysburg Address

• issuing a new law in the Emancipation Proclamation saying all people should be free

• delivering his First Inaugural Address

• signing the treaty of Appomattox